The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-17
THE Advertiser.
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Col. r.. ". Ball und family arc AT
Glenn Springs.
Two-ccut stamps will zoon be mado
groom instead of red.
Tho Brick Company began operations
In earnest ON Monday.
Capt. Albert Dial II n. B. Dial, esq
. were In Augusta last week.
MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Tune AFRO visiting
friends and relatives liz Virginia.
Mr.. j, +. McGowan il spending a few
days with friends hero.
Geo. S. Turner, the alleged murderer
Of Spartanburg, is out on $1,000 bond.
Miss Griffin, of Pickens, visited Pros.
McCaslan's family last week.
Rlbbcr Betting, all sizes, Paints, Oils,
Farnishes. Crockorcy and Tiuwarc,
Sto~os &C., at J.F MARTIN Il CO.'S
Mr.. James Knox, of Alabama, is Wis
iting tho family OF DIR. simpson.
Rev. \. =. Nicholson, of PickonS coun.
ty, Is visiting his old friends Mt this
place.
Orr, Owings & Bobo, will open out u
stock of general merchandise at this
place in II few day y.
We loarn that between eight and ton
thousand dollars Of Charleston capital
was invested III our new bank last week.
Iarncss and Harness Repairing, Lea
Their and Shoe Findings at
j. l.. MARTIN 81 Co.'S.
Col. III. J." Farley, of %Spartanhurg, is
visiting here. He delivered an agrirul-
tural address at Shiloh OH Saturday.
MIR. w. T.. Boyd il iii attendance upon
tho L. S.Court ut G~roenvillc a. = juror.
Miss Maggie is also IN Grccny,llo on a
visit.
a number Of young ladies' have en-
gagged board ut tho Fcmulo College.
Among those who applied last week was
ayorutS lady from The 'l;u.d OF ilowcrH."
rov 4 Nice pair of shoes go to
= J.i'. MAErlS Il Go X.
Mrs. Lila B~aukni9hi, with her little
daughter, OF Florida, md Miss Dora
Clialnhlin OF woodruff, nrc visiting rel
H,lycs horc.
Mr.. Ed Kcnnnrlv, OF Ncwbcrry, visi,
ell his sister, Mira. DR.. Todd laStwcck on
hrs return from tho Encampmcnt, to
which no was n delegate.
Capt. Purifoy. II we'll know railroad
anan here, having been connected with
shc building "r tho q. I" Il S., has sccur-
Sd - position with Capt Itaoul In Mcxi-
co.
Mr.. {. II. j. Burns. Il nnti"o OF this
county, but now - resident OF Wuilr...a.
has received N~clcrkShip under tho In
tnrnal Rcvcnun COLLECTOR mt Columbia
The next grand excursion in sight il
III" constitutional centennial Mt phila
ti"lplin on September 18th, 18TH, and
1Tti, 1887.
'Spnrtanburg is greatly concerned ov-
or an "cXiiortcr" who il marrying ,,cr-
sons. and il said recently To have unit
cd u couple OF run away school children
in tho "linly bonds
Reports from seven counties In this
state and twenty in Georgia, show that
tho rains nave damaged cotton from 10
To 80 per cent. The damage to corn is
not cstimatod.
Persons who desire to attend the
Bethel camp mcotin1, two miles from
Manldin's station, on the O.. 81 l.. Rail
road. can get return tickets next sun
day for 81 90. Trains will stop noar the
camp grounds.
Tho Base ball game between Waterloo
md Laurons on Friday last, resulted:
Lnurcns L., ~
Waterloo .... .23
Tho Kcowoo COnricy comes to us this
week IN an improved and cnlarscCrorm.
The proprictors have ordered n nov out
fit since tho fire, and deserve the hearty
support Of tho people of Oconcc.
Charlie Gnillard, II colorrd boy, was
hit in tho oyc on Friday night with n
rock thrown by some unknown person
In tho dark. lie will lose one oye, as the
sight Is gono entirely. We learn that
the practice Of throwing niSsals wan
tonly In tho night Is INDUCED in OH our
~strects promiscously. IF this DO true.
It iscausc for yigilNnt action on tho part
OF tho police. Such conduct should be
stopped and that speedily.
Tho.c persons mentioned by tho Her
oid who were placed Oh our supplement-
last wcsk ms not real estate owncr or
~ronconsly, would Ito well to mako II re-
turn TO tho Auditor. We stated that tho
petitions were marked from the Audit
or's books and names not on these books
were marked not real estate owners.
Tho most horrible OF horrors was the
railway disaster in Illinois last Thurs
day. An excursion train ~frcightcd with
Nino hundred and sixty human lives,
was totally wrecked by n band of rob
bcrs by burning n %trcstic. More than
ono hundred passengers were instantly
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